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Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Opera: Not acted these 2 years [acted 9 June 1798]. 2nd ballet: Under the darections of J. D'Egville. With appropriate Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations. Morning Chronicle, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #697 4s. 6d (347.5.0; 48.11.6; 0.19.0; odd money: 5.0.6; tickets: 295.8.6) (charge: #213 4s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Performance Comment: The Seraskier-Kelly; Cohenberg-Barrymore; Ismael-Caulfield; Yuseph-Suett; Leopold-Bannister Jun.; Peter-Dignum; Anselm-Sedgwick; Michael-Hollingsworth; Soldier-Trueman; Katharine-Mrs Crouch; Fatima-Miss Heard; Lilla-Miss DeCamp; Ghita-Miss Jackson. [No afterpiece performed this night.]No afterpiece performed this night.]
Cast
Role: Leopold Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: End I: an entire New Ballet (composed by J. D'Egville), Les Vendangeurs-by the Dancers from the king's Theatre (by permission of the Proprietor): Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose Didelot, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; in which the Pas de Trois of La Fille Mal Gardee-; Minuet of Four, Honi Soit qui mal y Pense-

Ballet: End Opera: Telemaque. Telemachus-Didelot; Mentor-D'Egville; Calypso-Mme Rose Didelot; Venus-Mme Laborie; Zelie-Mme D'Egville; Cupid-Master Menage; Clytie-Miss J. Hilligsberg; Eucharis-Mme Hilligsberg; Nymphs, Attendants on Calypso-The Corps de Ballet , from the Opera House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Ballet: End: Lowland Festivity. Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Bologna; Moggy-Mrs Watts

Performance Comment: Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Bologna; Moggy-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Jamie Actor: Bologna Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: See17981004, but Dick-Bannister Jun.; Simon-Suett; Charlotte-Miss Mellon No others listed.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: As17990524

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Trueman; Will Steady-Bannister Jun.; Page-Miss Benson; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Will Steady Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: As17990529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: An Egeirophadron

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland

Performance Comment: Cobthach (Usurper of the Throne)-Bologna; Sitric (a Danish Chief)-Bologna Jun.; Kildare-King; Danish Soldier-Dyke; Maon-Farley (1st appearance in that character); Child-Miss Webb; Moriat (1st time)-Mrs Watts; Principal Vocal Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Miss Sims, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sitric Actor: Bologna Jun.

Song: In: Together let us range-Incledon, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Hollingsworth; Monford-Caulfield; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Furnish-Suett; Simon-Russell; Nrs Pattypan-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Nancy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Tim Tartlett Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: As17990529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Trueman; Barleycorn-Palmer; Bite-Caulfield; Barebones-Abbot; Poz-Clarke; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Ledger; Toby Thatch-Wathen; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Davenport; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Natty Maggs Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: Schedoni-Barrymore; Vivaldi-C. Kemble; Ansaldo-Aickin; Spalatro-R. Palmer; Paullo-Suett; Familiars-Trueman, Abbot; Stiletto-Caulfield; Corvino-Chippendale; Priest-Usher; Guards-Ledger, Lyons; Marchioness-Mrs Harlowe; Olivia-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in that character); Ellena de Rosalba-Miss DeCamp; Abbess-Mrs Hale; Gradisca-Mrs Davenport; Margaritone-Mrs Edward; Fioresca-Mrs Bland; General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Johnstone, Suett, Davies, Linton, Abbot, Chippendale, Miss Griffiths, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from text (Cadell and Davies, 1799): Blinval-Fawcett; Governor of Sorrento-Johnstone; Germain-Suett; Count Murville-Davies; Centinel-Linton [unassigned in text; see18000614]; Footman-Abbot; Corporal-Chippendale; Rosina-Miss Griffiths; Widow Belmont-Miss DeCamp; Chorus-Lyons, Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer, Brown, Caulfield Jun.
Event Comment: [For Story see 28 June, 1 and 24 July.] 1st piece: The Overture and Musick by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [2nd piece in place of All in Good Humour, advertised on playbill of 15 July.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: As17990713 but Chorus-_Aylmer, _Brown, _Caulfield Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Red-Cross Knights

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, C. Kemble, Barrymore, Clarke, Palmer, Wathen, Davies, Caulfield, Trueman, Davenport, Abbot, Chippendale, Lyons, Suett, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland, Miss Palmer. [Cast from test (Geo. Cawthorn, 1799), and European Magazine, Sept. 1799, p. 187: Count de Ladesma-Aickin; Ferdinand-C. Kemble; Roderic de Froila-Barrymore; Guzman-Clarke; Garcias-Palmer; Lerida-Wathen; Lanusa-Davies; Bertran-Caulfield; Antonio-Trueman; Percy-Davenport; Ripperda-Abbot; Leonardo-Chippendale; Servant-Lyons; Popoli-Suett; Eugenia-Miss DeCamp; Rosa-Mrs Bland; 1st Woman of the Harem-Miss Palmer; Vocal Parts-Trueman, Story, Linton, Brown, Caulfield Jun., Aylmer, Dibble, Willoughby, Little, Kenrick, Ms Bland, Ms Griffiths, Ms Edward, Ms Hale, Ms Menage, Ms Gawdry, Ms Benson, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters; Prologue-Trueman. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay; or, Sailors on Saturday Night

Performance Comment: Tack and Half Tack (1st time)-Fawcett; Nongtongpaw-Johnstone; Around the Old Oak right Jolly and Gay-Suett, Bannister, Wathen; Ben and Mary-Trueman; Midst of the Sea-Fawcett; Ye Gentlemen of England-Johnstone, Linton, Suett; Rule Britannia-Fawcett, Johnstone, Suett, Bannister, Wathen, Trueman, Davies, Story, Linton, Brown, Caulfield Jun., Aylmer, Dibble, Willoughby, Little, Kenrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane (composed by Miss Abrahams [recte Abrams])-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Performance Comment: As17990902, but Rule Britannia-_Caulfield Jun., _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Willoughby, _Little, _Kenrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8

Performance Comment: Lenitive-Bannister Jun.; Mr Caddy-Maddocks; Heartwell-Trueman; Label-Suett; Juba-Mrs Roffey; Mrs Caddy-Miss Tidswell; Caroline-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodall-Maddocks; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Thomas-Fisher; Miss Lucy-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Clarke; Simkin-Suett; Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; Flint-Webb; Serjeant-Trueman; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Skirmish Actor: Bannister Jun.

Entertainment: Vaudeville In II afterpiece: Military Manoeuvres-; [the Dead March-; [the Ceremony used in Shooting a Deserter-. [These were included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Clarke; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Miss Wentworth; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Walter Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-Clarke; Don Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Holland; Alonzo-Surmont; Michael Perez-Bannister Jun.; Leon-Kemble; Cacafogo-Dowton; Lorenzo-Trueman; Margarita-Miss Heard; Altea-Miss Tidswell; Clara-; Estifania-Miss Mellon (1st appearance in that character); Old Woman-Mr Suett; Maid-Mr Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Michael Perez Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Lenitive Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Maddocks; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Kemble; Le Beau-Surmont; Oliver-Clarke; Jaques de Boys-Holland; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Packer; Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Corin-Hollingsworth; Sylvius-Trueman; Rosalind-Miss Biggs; Celia-Miss Mellon; Phebe-Miss Heard; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Touchstone Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: In V: song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Palmer; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon; Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Acres Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Juniper Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Caulfield; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Obadiah Prim-Aickin; Tradelove-Wathen; Perriwinkle-Suett; Sackbut-Palmer; Simon Pure-Hollingsworth; Aminadab-Grimaldi; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Ryder; Stockbrokers-Sparks, Maddocks; Mrs Prim-Miss Pope; Anne Lovely-Miss Mellon; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Lady-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Feignwell Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Juniper Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: Captain Bertram-Munden; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-H. Johnston; Mr Bertram-Murray; Circuit-Waddy; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Jack Junk Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: English Capt. Cook-Farley; Lieutenant of Marines-Claremont; Mate-Atkins; Boatswain-Hawtin; Midships-Simmons, Mills; Sailors-Lee, Curties, Abbot, Howell, Vials, Wilkins, Goodwin, Coombs, Noble; Lieutenant (with a song)-Townsend; Natives of 0-why-e Otago-Bologna Jun.; King-Bologna; Priest-Whitmore; Islanders-King, Platt, Blurton, Dyke, Wilde, Whitmore Sen., Klanert, L. Bologna; Etoe-Delpini (1st appearance these 2 years); Emai-Mrs Parker; Females-Ms Watts, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Iliff, Ms Leserve, Mrs Bologna, Ms Cox, Ms Carne, Miss Bologna, Ms Dibdin, Ms Burnett, Ms Sydney, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Whitmore.
Cast
Role: why Actor: e Otago-Bologna Jun.
Role: e Otago Actor: Bologna Jun.

Dance: In 2nd piece: As17991007

Song: In 2nd piece: As17991011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-King; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Barrymore; Tattle-Palmer; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Suett; Jeremy-Wathen; Trapland-Hollingsworth; Angelica-Miss Biggs; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Performance Comment: Europeans Captain Sidney-Townsend (see17991030); Dr O'Liffey-Johnstone; Officers-Bologna Jun., Wilde, Curties, Whitmore, Blurton, Silvester; Eliza-Miss Wheatley; Margaret-Mrs Mills; Indians Chillingo-Munden; Zemaun-Claremont; Officer-Farley; Rajah-Waddy; Govinda-Hill; Guards and Attendants-Bologna, Thompson, Abbot, Klanert; Soldiers-Linton, Street, Russel, Tett, Everett, Thomas, Oddwell; Almina-Mrs Chapman; Agra-Miss Sims; Orsana-Mrs Iliff; Women of Zenana-Ms Parker, Ms Watts, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Bologna, Ms Masters, Ms Sydney, Ms Whitmore, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms Blurton; Zelma-Miss Waters.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Fisher; Spouters-Evans, Grimaldi, Chippendale; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17991019